diff --git a/src/jira.js b/src/jira.js
index 9844d0d3..372e677a 100644
--- a/src/jira.js
+++ b/src/jira.js
@@ -869,6 +869,26 @@ export default class JiraApi {
     }));
   }
 
+  /** Deletes a user as a watcher on an issue
+   * @name deleteWatcher
+   * @function=
+   * @param {string} issueKey - the key of the existing issue
+   * @param {string} accountId - the accountId of user which should be deleted from the watchers
+   */
+  deleteWatcher(issueKey, accountId){ 
+    const accountIdQuery=`accountId=${accountId}`
+    return this.doRequest(this.makeRequestHeader(this.makeUri({
+        pathname:`/issue/${issueKey}/watchers`,
+        query:
+        { 
+          accountIdQuery
+        }
+    }), {
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        followAllRedirects: true,
+    }));
+  }
+
   /** Change an assignee on an issue
    * [Jira Doc](https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/cloud/#api/2/issue-assign)
    * @name assignee
diff --git a/test/jira-tests.js b/test/jira-tests.js
index 796461bd..9ce2befd 100644
--- a/test/jira-tests.js
+++ b/test/jira-tests.js
@@ -614,6 +614,11 @@ describe('Jira API Tests', () => {
       result.should.eql('John Smith');
     });
 
+    it('deleteWatcher hits proper url', async() => {
+      const result = await dummyURLCall('deleteWatcher', ['ZQ-9001', 'some-account-Id']);
+      result.should.eql('http://jira.somehost.com:8080/rest/api/2.0/issue/ZQ-9001/watchers?accountId=some-account-Id')
+    });
+
     it('getIssueChangelog hits proper url', async () => {
       const result = await dummyURLCall('getIssueChangelog', ['ZQ-9001']);
       result.should.eql('http://jira.somehost.com:8080/rest/api/2.0/issue/ZQ-9001/changelog?startAt=0&maxResults=50');